Very poorly controlled asthma lasts more than a decade for half of patients – The Pharmaceutical Journal


The Pharmaceutical Journal

Very poorly controlled asthma lasts more than a decade for half of patients
The Pharmaceutical Journal
The researchers, who presented their results at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on 15–18 May 2016, say that alternative treatment strategies and helping patients to quit smoking could improve the asthma control of these patients.

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Half a million children with asthma may not actually have condition – Telegraph.co.uk


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Half a million children with asthma may not actually have condition
Telegraph.co.uk
In a new study published in the British Journal of General Practice, researchers from the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, The Netherlands, looked at the medical records of 656 children diagnosed with asthma at four centres. 53 per cent were found
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Greg Hardy not able to start the second half – NBCSports.com


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Greg Hardy not able to start the second half
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Dude was probably having an asthma attack. There's a good reason why he's sitting on the bench inhaling oxygen from a tank after a halftime of rest. As much as I dislike Hardy, people need to give him a break here and benefit of doubt. I don't have
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Despite guidelines, half of children with asthma do not receive a management plan – Healio

Despite guidelines, half of children with asthma do not receive a management plan
Healio
SAN DIEGO — Despite an increase in the percentage of children with persistent asthma who have received a written asthma management plan, 49% of patients still did not receive one, with significant variations by race and insurance status.
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Investigational Asthma Treatment Cuts Exacerbation Rates in Half – Pharmacy Times (registration)

Investigational Asthma Treatment Cuts Exacerbation Rates in Half
Pharmacy Times (registration)
The study compared the anti-interleukin-5 (IL-5) monoclonal antibody, reslizumab, with placebo in 953 patients with both asthma and elevated blood eosinophil levels. The research team found that patients treated with reslizumab in the first study

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Asthma attack kept Eddie Lacy out in first half – NBCSports.com


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Asthma attack kept Eddie Lacy out in first half
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An ill-timed asthma attack did what the Cowboys Defense couldn't. “You know your body is good enough to go out and play,” Lacy said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “But … you just can't breathe. And it's a breathing thing. It's not something you
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Nearly Half of Older Adults With Asthma, COPD Still Smoke: CDC – U.S. News & World Report

Nearly Half of Older Adults With Asthma, COPD Still Smoke: CDC
U.S. News & World Report
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Close to half of U.S. adults over 40 who have trouble breathing due to asthma or COPD still continue to smoke, federal health officials reported Wednesday. The findings highlight the difficulty facing many …
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Drugs Used in Asthma Inhalers Make Children Half a Centimeter Shorter than … – Nature World News


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Drugs Used in Asthma Inhalers Make Children Half a Centimeter Shorter than
Nature World News
New research suggests that inhaled corticosteroids, drugs given to people suffering from asthma, can suppress growth in children in the first year of the treatment. Two study reviews, conducted by researchers at Federal University of Rio Grande in Rio

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